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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Presumably related to *nasō (“nose”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (“nose”).
Noun
*nosu f
- nose
- Synonyms: *nasi, *nasu
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*nosu
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| Genitive
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*nosā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*nosu
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*nosō
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| Accusative
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*nosā
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*nosā
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| Genitive
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*nosā
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*nosō
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| Dative
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*nosē
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*nosōm, *nosum
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| Instrumental
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*nosu
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*nosōm, *nosum
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Descendants
- Old English: nosu, neosu
- Old Frisian: nose, nosi
- North Frisian: nös
- Saterland Frisian: Noose
- West Frisian: noas
- Old Saxon: *nosa
- Old Dutch: *nosa
- Middle Dutch: nose, nuese (with unexpected umlaut)